ASI gained sharply with the massive gains in Carsons Group shares & Aitken Spence. ASI crossed the 5500 index points to close at 5568.5 (up 146.75 points) while more liquid MPI closed at 5876.40, up 38.64 points. Turnover was at Rs 2.80 billion.

Carsons Cumberbatch Plc was up by 78.30 to close at Rs 861.50 while The Bukit Darah Plc which is also from Carsons group gained 742.80 to close at Rs 8171.30. Aitken Spence Plc (SPEN) closed at Rs 2462.30, up 223.80. SPEN already announced 1 to 15 share split. Lanka Orix Leasing Company Plc (LOLC) closed 53.60 points higher at Rs 589.70. Environmental Resources Investments Plc (GREG) ordinary voting shares closed 6.40 higher at 109.30. More than 1.2 million shares of GREG traded during the day.

There were 149 companies recorded gains while only 36 stocks lost their value. Nestle Lanka Plc lost forty rupees to close at Rs 700.00 while Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc was closed at Rs 191.60, down 2.50.

Foreigners were net sellers with Rs 556.22 million purchases & Rs 824.72 million in sales. At the end of the day total market capitalization of the Colombo Stock Exchange was Rs 1,692,570,127,627.00. Investors were optimistic with the positive quarterly results of the listed companies.

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